nonsense
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Many voters’ economic woes are sky-high, making it hard for culture war nonsense to feel relevant.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Let’s stop the nonsense before it gets out of hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
One of Thursday’s allies posits a dire scenario in which books become “a managed formulaic enterprise without risk, excitement or imagination. Readers could be fed homogenized nonsense that could also ensure social compliance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Most players involved were forced to acknowledge the whole story had been nonsense.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Oh, he’s a marvelous horseman, and brave, and doesn’t take any nonsense from anybody. He’ll lead us through the Lobsterbacks like a hot knife through butter.”
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Vocabulary lists containing nonsense
"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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